12-514: Earl Stanhope ( / ˈ s t æ n ʊ p / ) was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain . The earldom was created in 1718 for Major General James Stanhope , a principal minister of King George I , with remainder to the heirs male of his body. He was the son of the Hon. Alexander Stanhope, fifth and youngest son of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield . In 1717, James Stanhope had been raised to
24-577: A writ of summons to the House of Lords in these titles and continued to be known as the Earl Stanhope. On his death in 1967, the earldoms of Stanhope and Chesterfield and the barony of Stanhope became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the viscountcy of Stanhope of Mahon and the barony of Stanhope of Elvaston according to the special remainder by his distant kinsman, William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington . Philip Stanhope, 1st Baron Weardale ,
36-645: Is his son, the Hon. Augustus Stanhope (born 2005). Properties owned and occupied by the earls ('noble seats') included: The traditional burial place of the Earls Stanhope was the Stanhope Chapel in the parish church of St Botolph, Chevening, Kent . Peerage of Great Britain The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between
48-636: The Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800 . It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland , but was itself replaced by the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801. The ranks of the Peerage of Great Britain are Duke , Marquess , Earl , Viscount and Baron . Until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 , all peers of Great Britain could sit in the House of Lords . Some peerages of Great Britain were created for peers in
60-552: The Peerage of Scotland and Peerage of Ireland as they did not have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until the Peerage Act 1963 which gave Scottish Peers an automatic right to sit in the Lords. In the following table of peers of Great Britain, holders of higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed. Those peers who are known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are listed in italics . The ranks of
72-544: The Earls Stanhope used Viscount Mahon as a courtesy title . The first Earl's grandson, the third Earl, was a politician and scientist, known as "Citizen Stanhope" because of his sympathy for the French Revolution . He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl. He represented several constituencies in the House of Commons but is chiefly remembered for his involvement in the Kaspar Hauser case. His son,
84-591: The fifth Earl, was a Tory politician and historian. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and also published a biography on William Pitt the Younger . Upon his death, the titles passed to his son, the sixth Earl. He was a Conservative politician and served briefly as a Lord of the Treasury from 1874 to 1875 in Benjamin Disraeli 's second administration. In addition,
96-463: The peerage are Duke , Marquess , Earl , Viscount , and Baron . Marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons are all addressed as 'Lord X', where 'X' represents either their territory or surname pertaining to their title. Marchionesses, countesses, viscountesses and baronesses are all addressed as 'Lady X'. Dukes and duchesses are addressed just as 'Duke' or 'Duchess' or, in a non-social context, 'Your Grace'. The last non-royal dukedom of Great Britain
108-586: The peerage as Viscount Stanhope , of Mahón in the Island of Minorca , and Baron Stanhope , of Elvaston in the County of Derby , with special remainder , failing heirs male of his body, to his second cousin John Stanhope of Elvaston (who was the father of William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington ) and the heirs male of his body. These titles were also in the Peerage of Great Britain. The heir apparent of
120-608: The sixth Earl was Lord Lieutenant of Kent . His son, the seventh Earl, was also a Conservative politician and notably served as President of the Board of Education , as Leader of the House of Lords and as First Lord of the Admiralty . In 1952, the seventh Earl succeeded his distant relative Edward Scudamore-Stanhope, 12th Earl of Chesterfield , as thirteenth Earl of Chesterfield and 13th Baron Stanhope. However, he never applied for
132-445: Was a younger son of the fifth Earl. Following the death of the 7th Earl Stanhope and the extinction of that earldom, the titles Viscount Stanhope of Mahon and Baron Stanhope of Elvaston passed by a special remainder to his distant relative, William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington . The heir apparent is the present holder's son, William Henry Leicester Stanhope, Viscount Petersham (born 1967). The heir apparent's heir apparent
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#1732772620318144-486: Was created in 1766, and the last marquessate of Great Britain was created in 1796. Creation of the remaining ranks ceased when the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was formed; subsequent creations of peers were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . The last 8 (6 non-royal and two royal) people who were created hereditary peers (from 1798 to 1800) were: Currently none Peerage A peerage
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